Pratt led the ensemble cast, which was also made up of Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, and Lee Pace. Two more films followed: 2017's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

Gunn initially didn't want Thanos in Guardians of the Galaxy due ... the primary antagonist of Guardians of the Galaxy, Ronan the Accuser, played by Lee Pace. In that same discussion with Vulture ...

In 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy, the sentient tree-being Groot (voiced by Vin Diesel) sacrifices himself to save his newfound friends during the battle with Ronan the Accuser (Lee Pace).